Alpha Technology Litecoin (Scrypt) ASIC Miner Order Batch 1 Now! - page 25.

SimonBeCoinin

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Quote from: retro72 on February 08, 2015, 02:25:30 PM

Quote from: vesperwillow on February 08, 2015, 12:06:43 AM

check out their latest update--it's even more of a circus clown car ride than I could've imagined: https://alpha-t.net/news/developmental-update-08022015/

Wow. An update that said pretty much nothing, but implied they were better than every other manufacturer because they haven't shipped ANYTHING. What are these guys smoking. I'm guessing they got a call from GMP so thought they had better post something before the Fraud Squad kicked their door in.

That Viper looks pretty ghetto and seems to be the only one in existence. There's not even a pic of another case. Just the same battered piece of junk from their other "updates". This is a real dog and pony show.

Yep. If you were looking for any actual info, that ain't it.

greetings miners!

Uhhh, what miners would that be. Not alpha customers, that's for sure. A miner without a miner is not a miner, it's some lucky person that threw their money down a hole and now gets to listen to silly bullshit from some jackass that is too smart by half and is fooling nobody.

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Quote from: vesperwillow on February 08, 2015, 12:06:43 AM

check out their latest update--it's even more of a circus clown car ride than I could've imagined: https://alpha-t.net/news/developmental-update-08022015/

Wow. An update that said pretty much nothing, but implied they were better than every other manufacturer because they haven't shipped ANYTHING. What are these guys smoking. I'm guessing they got a call from GMP so thought they had better post something before the Fraud Squad kicked their door in.

That Viper looks pretty ghetto and seems to be the only one in existence. There's not even a pic of another case. Just the same battered piece of junk from their other "updates". This is a real dog and pony show.

Dr Charles

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This is crazy. I would much rather just have an inefficient unit than no unit at all.

Cablez

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I cannot believe that are still trying to pass off that they are producing something. Yikes

SimonBeCoinin

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Quote from: ninjaboon on February 07, 2015, 08:47:00 AM

did anyone managed to do a chargeback if they paid by Paypal.?

See here: http://fightalpha.net/index.php?PHPSESSID=34851ioqjd8vq5i30ik8o6khg3&board=7.0

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Quote from: vesperwillow on February 08, 2015, 12:06:43 AM

I feel like they should at least ship out something, maybe a box of pencils with the person's name on it or something. At least then folks could solve for hashes by hand using some paper.

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Here are some images with the boards inside the 50Mh/s system:

Reads as though they are potentially going to be shipping the equivalent of a box of pencils and paper if they're making a '50Mh/s' miner.

vesperwillow

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Looks like my post forced Alpha to respond, check out their latest update--it's even more of a circus clown car ride than I could've imagined: https://alpha-t.net/news/developmental-update-08022015/

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"We encountered a few issues with finalizing development ..."

Oh boy, who would've seen this coming?

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"Our system design process is currently going through some tweaking so we can identify the best solution ..."

In other words, your ~~first~~ ~~second~~ THIRD(?) DESIGN HAS FAILED. Tweaking? Tweaking is a few pieces of code change. They're examining DC regulator swaps and board changes!

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"We could have taken the easy way out and shipped sooner like other companies but we didn’t want potentiality faulty and underperforming hardware that lacked durability ..."

Rather than ship anything at all when it would at least make something in return, even if it was a worthless amount of crypto, what they're doing is trying to refine efficiency so as to make it seem like they're being helpful. Any percent of efficiency gains would be more than lost because difficulty hops quicker.

I don't think any of the world's best horror / comedy writers could've come up with a more entertaining batch crap than Alpha has. They find new ways to drag and beat the carcass down the road, every single time.

I feel like they should at least ship out something, maybe a box of pencils with the person's name on it or something. At least then folks could solve for hashes by hand using some paper.

SimonBeCoinin

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Quote from: ninjaboon on February 07, 2015, 08:47:00 AM

did anyone managed to do a chargeback if they paid by Paypal.?

Pretty sure the answer is yes. I would check the fightalpha site and go through this thread carefully. They will not make it easy, but the logic to try is that others were granted refunds well past pay pals deadline. Gather what evidence you can, including coindesk articles and bitpay severing ties. If none of that works, file bbb complaint. May work out if you keep pounding at them and refuse to take no for an answer.

They'll say it's past some timeframe, as did my cc company, but simply this was a pre-paid item, you had no way of knowing there was a problem until after that period had expired. Also do not forget to document their issues with consumer law in the UK. Go back through this thread for details on that.

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Quote from: ninjaboon on February 07, 2015, 08:47:00 AM

did anyone managed to do a chargeback if they paid by Paypal.?

Yes, but I did it through my credit card through PayPal and was able to get refunded through my credit card. I initiated it back in July when they started deleting posts on this thread and the way they were treating customers on their forum.

I'm still breathing a sigh of relief that I didn't lose anything, especially since I didn't pay attention to the signs that this was way to risky to fork thousand$ over to these bozos. Other victims who were not so lucky have my deepest sympathies.

vesperwillow

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It's been about 51 days since the photo was taken of the infamous board hashing: https://alpha-t.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_20141219_1219081.jpg

Where's all the people who were saying they'd ship by October? There were a handful of them, praising Alpha. Maybe they have a board?

Maybe Alpha will have another update of delays soon?

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did anyone managed to do a chargeback if they paid by Paypal.?

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Quote from: cryptodevil on February 07, 2015, 04:57:12 AM

Quote from: Oldminer on February 07, 2015, 04:43:20 AM

with a couple of (illegal immigrant?) Indians very early on. I cant believe anyone invested with them after that.

As much as Alpha Tech and those associated with it deserve to be torn a new one over this whole fucking mess, please refrain from the use of casual racism. It is nothing more than ignorant tribalism.

These guys are assholes because of their actions, not because of the colour of their skin or the content of their passports.

True. Most Indians are exceptionally trustworthy. My bad. Not sure what I was thinking. Embarrassed

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Quote from: cryptodevil on February 07, 2015, 04:57:12 AM

Quote from: Oldminer on February 07, 2015, 04:43:20 AM

with a couple of (illegal immigrant?) Indians very early on. I cant believe anyone invested with them after that.

As much as Alpha Tech and those associated with it deserve to be torn a new one over this whole fucking mess, please refrain from the use of casual racism. It is nothing more than ignorant tribalism.

These guys are assholes because of their actions, not because of the colour of their skin or the content of their passports.

Well said.

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Quote from: Oldminer on February 07, 2015, 04:43:20 AM

with a couple of (illegal immigrant?) Indians very early on. I cant believe anyone invested with them after that.

As much as Alpha Tech and those associated with it deserve to be torn a new one over this whole fucking mess, please refrain from the use of casual racism. It is nothing more than ignorant tribalism.

These guys are assholes because of their actions, not because of the colour of their skin or the content of their passports.

Oldminer

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These guys not in court yet?

Have to say, I dont feel sorry for anyone burnt by this mess. Pics were posted very early on of a boarded up shop (with an Alpha Tech sign out front) in the dark end of Manchester, with a couple of (illegal immigrant?) Indians very early on. I cant believe anyone invested with them after that.

vesperwillow

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Quote from: OgNasty on February 06, 2015, 02:57:01 AM

Judging from their last update, I thought they were close to shipping something. The lack of communication from them is disappointing.

Particularly upsetting for folks involved in this mess because they were "close to shipping" in October of 2014.

And are now dead silent for well over a month.

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Judging from their last update, I thought they were close to shipping something. The lack of communication from them is disappointing.

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Quote from: vesperwillow on February 02, 2015, 02:57:43 PM

...For the first time in a year, they have broken their pattern of at least 1 update a month. They've also gone entirely silent on their own forum, and apparently stopped moderation. ...

They are still moderating and deleting comments. For instance... this comment will probably disappear soon:

https://forum.alpha-t.net/index.php?topic=890.msg7517#msg7517
Announcements / Re: An Opportunity For Miners to Become An Integral Part of Alpha Technology

« post by Burns on February 05, 2015, 10:16:31 PM »
It makes me so happy when my comment gets deleted on this forum, but you guys don't respect us enough to update us or refund us. You I'll say again: I asked you for a refund stating you broke contract. Your reply to me was: no you breached contract because you didn't pay us the full amount. Any reason for that? Any reason for telling me I haven't paid the rest of the money when you haven't even given a DATE YOU WILL SHIP?! YOU broke contract, not me. I was ready to pay. You are STILL NOT READY TO SHIP. WHAT THE LITERAL HELL IS GOING ON? Please delete this comment, too.

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There are people here who also cheated with a return on contract mail c Mumbasherom I return 50% of the bag, and returned only 30% Paypal and stopped responding to emails.?

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Quote from: retro72 on February 03, 2015, 12:27:43 PM

Quote from: gpufreak on February 02, 2015, 03:22:54 PM

Quote from: retro72 on February 02, 2015, 02:29:02 PM

I got a letter from Action Fraud on Friday it said they have found sufficient viable lines of enquiry and have passed a report on to Greater Manchester Police for investigation.

I would suggest any Alpha customers contact Action Fraud or GMP directly and file a case as its pretty clear now that Alpha have done a bunk with your money and miners. You can only hope the long arm of the law catches up with them and they face financial ruin, prison or both.

Great news, do you have a case number or reference number we can use when starting communicating with them? Also is there any e-mail address where these complaints can be send?

Check your PM. If anyone else would like the info PM me.

Sure, I'll take the info.

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